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Next school year Hillsborough public schools are offering free meals

Hillsborough Public Schools are offering students free meals for the upcoming school year because of the Community Eligibility Provision.
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Correspondence Through Poetry. A Mind-Numbing Week.

Father Verses Sons: A Correspondence in Poems by Herbert Gold and Ari Gold, with Ethan Gold Imagine this, your father is in his 90s, he...
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The sound of change: Music’s influence on anti-war and human rights movements

Throughout history, music has served as a powerful catalyst for social change, giving voice to the voiceless and amplifying the messages of anti-war and human...
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St. Petersburg city leaders discuss proposed new Rays Stadium

St. Petersburg City Council met for a workshop session Wednesday to discuss plans for the new proposed Tampa Bay Rays Stadium. New renderings of a state-of-the-art ballpark were shared, and Rays president Brian Auld said...

Florida Farmworkers Need More Legal Protections

A tragic bus accident killed 8 legal migrant farmworkers and injured dozens more who are now caught in a legal, immigration and medical limbo because their visas have expired before their treatments are complete.

The Scoop: Thurs. June 13th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

A book about banning books is banned. St . Pete discusses the proposed new Rays stadium. Meanwhile, DeSantis wants to defeat two Nov. ballots.

Tampa’s nearly decade-old police review board will be axed in July

Listen: Starting July 1st, a new Florida law will effectively wipe out all citizen-led review boards for police departments. Here’s what that means for Tampa’s almost 10-year-old board. In April, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a...

Breaking the silence: WMNF 88.5 FM’s broadcast of the Gaza Monologues

In a world often dominated by noise, where narratives are shaped by the loudest voices, there arises a profound need to listen to the stories that often remain unheard. It is within this ethos that...
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Florida seeks a stay of judge’s ruling requiring a revision to the abortion rights amendment’s financial statement

The state wants a court to put on hold a judge’s decision requiring changes to a “financial impact statement” for the abortion rights constitutional amendment.

The Scoop: Weds. June 12th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Pulse nightclub massacre anniversary Today marks the eighth anniversary of the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando. A memorial on site is just starting to be worked on. Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children...
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Medicaid enrollment in Florida continues to decline

Enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program continued to drop in May, with 4.423 million people receiving health care through the system.
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A trial over the constitutionality of Florida’s Senate districts is set for 2025

A lawsuit, filed in April, alleges that Senate District 16 and Senate District 18 in the Tampa Bay area were racially gerrymandered in 2022.
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A rehearing is rejected in Florida’s congressional redistricting

A federal court rejected a request by voting rights groups to reconsider a ruling that upheld the constitutionality of Florida's congressional redistricting.
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A judge rejects a law restricting treatment for transgender Floridians

The judge ruled the Florida law is unconstitutionally discriminatory and was motivated by “animus” toward transgender people.
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National Hurricane Center is monitoring Florida for possible development as rain continues

The NHC is watching a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico that could develop into a tropical system after it crosses Florida.

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